For fans of architecture and design, this new coffee-table book is a must-have. Featuring the world's best Brutalist buildings, the tome is a celebration of the movement's powerful aesthetic.
gained popularity in the postwar era of the 1950s and 1960s, which grew out of the early 20th-century modernist movement. The style is defined by block-like forms—predominantly made from concrete or brick—with angular geometric shapes, unadorned structures, textured surfaces, simple silhouettes, and raw materials. Brutalism eschews glamorous grandeur and intricate patterns in favor of minimalist style.Penned by Owen Hopkins, the tome chronicles 350 Brutalist buildings from 1936 to today.
The hardcover also profiles 250 influential starchitects, from A to Z, including Le Corbusier, Peter Smithson, Mayumi Watanabe de Souza Lima, and Igor Vasilevsky, as well as other less-recognized names. The book also highlights influential female architects, like Charlotte Perriand, who designed many radical buildings while working for Le Corbusier that the Swiss-French architect took credit for.also examines the dualities of the style; how it embodies both the future and the past.
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